Target.



G.' A. WEHNER.

TARGET,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 191s.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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atfozmman G. A. WERNER.

TARGET.

APPLIATION- FILED MAR.. 8, 1913. 1,093,667-, Patented Apr. 21, 1914. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2. I j .b1 5 .Z9 v Z Z9 Snom/nto@ GEORGE' A. WEHNEE., or SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

TARGET.

rooster.

vmilitairen mea laren s, 1913; serial No. 753,137.

l To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. WERNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Targets; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinventiomsuch asl will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is a target, and the object of the same is to produce a target forming part of a coin-controlled game apparatus,

which target itself is'composed'of a group4 or battery of hoods mounted on .a pivotalv support at one end of a passage which we will call the gallery, and associated with r echanism for turning the hoods so that their mouths shallbe closed to the gallery with the exception of one hood. The mouth ofthe latter being open causes this hood alone to serve for a time as the target, and before each shot' is made the hood last set open and shot at is closed and another one is opened. While the mouth remains open during the time the shot is made and the target may not therefore be'called a movl able one, it is in effect a 'changeable target so that it is impossible for a player who has hit the target'at one shot to hold the shooter in `rigid position and repeat his success. The game or apparatus contemplates the employment of a specific form of shooter whose details of construction form no part of the present invention flirt-hdr than that it ismovahly mounted within the casing of the apparatus, and a check-controlled-meclr anisn whereby parts are connected by the insertion of a coin so that the player as he loads thc shooter must necessarily close the hood last shot at and open another, although he has no choice which hood he will thus expose. be allowed the manufacturer as to what shooter,l loader, and eheckcontroll'ed mechanism be employed in the construction of the complete game or apparatus which includes my improved form of target, it will he obvious that the structure is not complete and the game cannot be played withont some mechanisms of this character and with whhh the target is designed to coact.

'llhe invention forming the subject matter Specication of Letters Patent.

target and the shooter fully with the remainder spring While considerable latitude mayv Patented Apr. 21,1914.

of the present application ismore fully de- .scribed and claimed below, and shown in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure l is a front eleva-tion of the complete structure embodying my improved which I preferably employ therewith. Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical sections taken respectively on the lines 2-2 and 3 3- of Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is 4a front elevation similar toFig. 1 excepting that the face plate and forward portion of the casing has been removed. Fig. 5 is a vertical section, takenvon about the line 5-5 'of Fig. 3. Figs. 6 ,and 7 are sectional detailsl of the connector and the loader, showing the parts in .dierent positions. Fig. 8 is an enlarged front elevation of the target alone, and Fig. 9 a similar rear elevation thereof. Figs. 10, l1, and l2 are enlarged sections through the target, taken respectively on .about the lines l0--l0, 11-11, and 12-12 of Fig. 9. Fig. 13 is a front elevation of the shooter alone. i

The shooter S illust-rated herewith may be of any suitable form which coacts successof the mechanism, so long as it is pivoted casing and has projecting handles H by which it may be turned on its pivot, and preferably l would provide the shooter with an arrow or index hand A which serves as a sight so that the player may turn the shooter on its pivotv to direct this arrow at `the open hood of the target in its effort to strike the same. As will be obvious, one of the handles is pivoted, and the structure of the shooter is such that the coin itself serves as the projectile and is shot from the shooterl by retracting4 and then releasing a leaf handle. The loading mechanism L for such a shooter would ordinarily be hardly more than .an opening or chute into which the coin was deposited and by means of which it was delivered tothe shooter S: but, as the hoods of the of loading the shooter' 4with use of the loader as mechanism.

The icoincontrolled mechanism for setting the hood Vis illustrated herewith. as of the connector' type whereby the insertion of a coin in the loading mechanism' connects a a coin, l make part of the setting knob-or handle-operated shaft with the set which is actuated by the movabletarget are to be set by the .act

as at P wit-hin the 40 generally lettered C in the drawings, so long A in the wall of said chute and is thereby thrown against the back of'a hook 3 whichI constitutes' the connector, the upper end-ot `the shank of this hook being pivotedas at 4 to a swinging member 5 which is in turn pivoted at one end as vat 6 and has its other end 7 overlying Aa. cam 8 mounted on a shaft 9 which vhas a knob or lhandle 10 on its front end and movable over the front of the main casing'll. The structure of the latter-'is too well known and ofitoo little importance in the present case-to need. an elaboration at this point. .The lower end of the hook 3 when the same hangs pendent from its pivot 4 as seen in Fig. 5, projects through a slot 12 in one wall of the chute'l `opposite its incline 2, and the insertion of acoin 13 as seen in Fig. 6 causes the hook 3 to be lswung a little on its pivot so that its bill V14 is engaged beneath a projection 15 on a second swinging member 16 which is pivoted at 17 within the casing 11 and to the rear side of anupright partition 18 therein. This partition divides the entire interiorof the casing into an open front space or gallery 19 which is normallyT clear excepting for the presence of the shooter S therein, and at the lowerend of this gallery is a money drawer 20 for receiving the coin, while the target .is disposed at the upper end Vof said galleryI4 and one hood at a time is thrown into communication with it as seen in Fig. 11.

I repeat here that any appropriate form of check-controlling mechanism may be employed instead of that just described and as a manually-controlled member 5 is connected by the insertion of al coin with a swinging or movable member 16 which latter in turn actuates the setting mechanism next'to be. described in detail; and in the present application I'make no claim to the specific details of the check-controlled mechanism. f VThe setting mechanism comprises a push rod 21 suitably guided as by slots 22through 'its body engaging headed pins or screws 23 in the rear of the partition 18, a suitable pivot 24 at its upper end to which is loosely connecteda link 25, a shaft .26 journaled in suitable bearings .and extending across the `ca sing,-a ratchet wheel 27 fast on one end of the shaft, a paw/'128 engaging this ratchet, and a swinging lever 29 whose inner end is mounted loosely on the shaft, whose body carries said pawl,`v and whose outer end is l pivoted at 29 to the upper end of the link 25. By this or any equivalentl form of setting mechanism, the vertical movement of thefree en d of the swinging member -16 is Locas-ev transmitted through the push rod 21 and link 25 to the outer end of a lever 29 which in turn, through the pawl-and-ratchet mechanism, sets up an intermittent rotary motion to the shaft 26 that extends across the battery or group of hoods; and as this shaft and the members on it must be specially con structed with reference to the construction of the hoods themselves, they may be said to bepart of the target. Itis only essential, as far as the setting mechanism is concerned, that the swinging or vertical reciprocating movement of the free end of the member 16 shall be converted into an intermittent rotary-movement of the shaft 26 to set the target properly; and, as above explained, said member 16 is moved by the manually controlled member 54 through the connecting mechanism actuated by the insertion of a coin.

The target is mounted on a cross partition or shelf 30 which extends across and closes the upper'end of-the gallery19, and I may -Say at this point that any coin which the operator priojects upward by means of the shooter S, and that ifails to enter the mouth of the open hood, strikes this shelf and falls back through the gallery 19 into the money drawer 20 where it is of course retained within the apparatus for subsequent removal by the owner.` On the other hand, any coin which strikes this target, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, is deflected rearward by it through an opening 31 in the partition 18 (see Fig. 11) and directed by a wing on the hood so that it strikes under a lip 32 formed at the upper edge of a transversely inclined runway 33, and drops into the latter and is carried by it, as seen in Fig. 5, to the outlet O where it may be delivered into a premium cup 34 for return to the player as areward for making a good or successfulshot. I may `also add that it is uite possible in localities where premiums o this kind are not permitted, to turn the runway 33 downward inside the casing and deliver the coin in the money drawer after all-possibly causing the coin to strike a bell or in some other way indicate a bulls eye during its course from the target to the money drawer. In some localities, furthermore, the law requires that something be given as a consideration for every coin deposited in a machine of this character, whether the marksmanship of the operator is good or bad. In that event it is quite possible to amplify the coin-controlled mechanism by the addition to the apparatus of a vending or delivery mechanism so that packages of some commodity may be delivered to the player at each insertion of a coin,

whether he hits the target or not; and such The target. proper consists of a plurality of hoods 40 carried by said shelf 30, and as they are duplicates of each other I will de.- scribe but one. vIn the drawings I have shown five such hoods, standing on lines converging toward' a common center which is the pivot P of the shooter S, and each has its mouth 41 disposed downward within the opening l31 through the partition 18 and preferably providedv with side wings 42 so rthat the mouth is, clearly defined and will of course be of a proper size to receivethe coin projected by the shooter. The body ofthe hood is hinged as at 43 to or beneath the shelf 30, and rises past the rear edge 4of the same in what might be called a tail 44 drawn struction that if thev parts are properly proportioned and disposed so that one vertical reciprocation of the push rod 21 turnsthe shaft 26 for about lone-fifth of a complete revolution, this movement will cause the iinge'r47 which last Aengaged a hood-tail 44 as seen in Fig. 11, toislip' ofV-the same so that the spring 45 restores this hood to closed p0- sition as seen in Fig. 12, while another finger moves through its groove 48 and engages the tail lof another hood 40, to turn the latter on its hinge 43 and open its mouth (in a mane ner which will be clear to the reader), all in plain sight ofthe operator through the glass front of the casi-ng 11.- Nor is 1t necessary that the fingers 47 on the-shaft 26 beset 'in regular succession which 'would open the mouths of the Ahoods in regular, order ghr 'is' itin fact necessary that the fin ers be ofthe same length which would caus to open all to the same degree, although this I would prefer -in order that each player mayhave the same chance as `his predecessor and hisV success may depend. entirelyupon his good 'marksmanshipI 4 Ido not wish to be'limited todetails of construction, even of the target itself and the setting mechanism therefor. In addition to the suggested change just mentioned, it is quite possible that the mouths 41' of the severalI hoods could be differently shaped from cach other or of different widths trans-A versely ofthe casing, in addition to or independent of the fact that they might be more or less opened by the length of the fingers; and the manufacturer or proprietor of this apparatus may amplify and-complicate its possibilities by the additionn'of collateral not .be elaborated herein.

said mouths ideas, such as the painting of the various hoods different colors, the offer of a'special prize in case a certain hood is struck repeatedly or successively or under some other conditions, the covering or obscuring of one of the hoods (for instance) by paintin or pasting something onthe glass front o the casing, and in many other ways not. necessary to mention. It is of course possible that the proprietor may removethe. shaft 26 and its fingers from tlme to time, and substitute anlother' shaft wherein the fingers are differently disposed thereon, of diiferent lengths, or some bent and others not. But all these possible amplications o r modications of the idea needfhardly be illustrated and will I reserve the right to make changes in de tails as come within the scope of the inven? tion covered by the appended claims, and the proportions, materials, and exact constructionv of parts may be left .to the manu facturer. y

The operation of this complete apparatus, including the target,'will now be as follows,`r

assuming thatthe partss'tand as seen in Fig.

l and the' casing is provided on its exterior with suitable instructions:V A player approaches and inserts la coin-say a pennyat the inlet I, and it travels down the chute 1 and moves 'a hook 3 from the position shown in Fig. to that 'shownin Fig. 6, and

lodges against the incline v2. I-Iethen'turns the handle in one direction or the other, and it is'quite possible to provide the machine with vending mechanism of the selective type so that if the handle be turned in one direction a certain commodity such as candy is delivered, Whereasif the handle be turned in .the other direction matches forinstance might bey delivered to the "player, The movement of said handle 10 turns the cam `8 andraises Ithe member 5, the hook or connectorthereby'raising the member 16 and freefing the coin 13, so that vthe latter drops through'the loader L as seen in Fig. 7, and

passes 'forwardcompletely through the partition 18 as indicated in Fig. Sand is 4delivered into the shooter S." Herein, if the. .shooter be ofthe construction shown in Fig.` 1, it 'falls into a pocket adjacent the main pivot I and onto a spring as indicated; and the player by grasping the handle H lmay turn the shooter so that the sight or arrow A 'is directed at the open'hood,'when he pinches the 'handles together, trips the spring, and projects thev coin at the target. 'If hemukes abulls eye, the'coin passes into the' mo-uth 41 ofthe hood and is. deflected by the-,wing

' 46 thereof soV that it is projected 'beneaththe' lipl 32 and drops into the" runway 33, whereby with the construction illustrated inthe drawing it is delivered through the outlet 0 into the premium cup and handed back to .the player;` and he therefore gets his shot for nothing in any event, and possibly his shot and the merchandise which has 'been handed him. If he fails to hit the target, the coin strikes the lower side of the shelf 30 and falls through the space or gallery 19 into the coin drawer 20 whence it is subsequently removed by l'the operator. Meanwhilev the lifting of the member 16 by the hook or connector has raised the push rod 21 so that, .before the player has had time to manipulate and spring the shooter, the setting mechanism has. turned the shaft 26, and a cam or finger 47 other than the one which opened the hood as seen in Fig. 1, now comes into action and opens some other hood-the precise one not being known to the playerwhile the spring 45 closes the rst hood which was open when the player inserted his coin. Therefore it will be seen that at the time of inserting a coin the player does not know what his target is to be, nor the size of the mouth if it should happen that the proprietor has inserted a shaft 46 having ngers of different lengths. This provision I consider important, for if it were always one target at which the coin was to be projected, some rascal would mark the casing at a point where the upper handle H should be set to cause the projected coin to accurately strike that target, and thereafter the utility of the apparatus would be destroyed. With the possibilities above suggested, even though ve marks were made on the casing, the proprietor can confuse subsequent playersvwho seek to defraud him if he will but substitute another setting shaft with lingers of various lengths and differently disposed than those on the one in question, or possibly he might simply-bend the fingers on this .shaft'or even bend the arrow A. From time 'to time the coin drawer will be opened and emptied, and if the apparatus be provided with vending mechanism the merchandise channels or magazines must be refilled.

What is claimed as new is: y

1. The herein described target comprising'a group of hoods, and means for opening their mouths successively and irregularly toward the player.

A 2. The herein described target comprising a group of hoods disposed in a row trans# verse to the direction in which the player will shoot, and means for opening their mouths one at a time.

. 3. The herein described target comprising agroup of hoods disposed in a row transverse to the direction in which the player will shoot, spring actuated means for closing'their mouths, and setting mechanism opposing said means and opening the mouths of the hoods one at a time.

4. The herein described target comprising a group of hoods disposed in a row transverse to the direction in which the player will shoot, a support to which said hoods are pivoted with their mouths disposed toward the player, springs normally swinging said hoods in a direction to close their mouths,

and setting mechanism opposing said means and opening the mouths of the oo'ds one at a time.

5. lThe herein described target comprising a group of hoods disposed in a row transverse to the direction in which the player will shoot, a support to which said hoods are hinged on a line struck on a curve around the point whence the projectile will be shot, said hoods having their mouths disposed toward the player, springs normally swinging said hoods in a direction to close their mouths, and setting mechanism opposing said spring and opening the mouths of the hoods.

6. A target consisting of a support disposed transversely to the line in which the projectile will be shot, a row of hoods whereof each has a fiat body standing alongside said support and an open mouth disposed toward the point whence the projectile will be shot, springs individually connecting the rear ends of said bodies with said support, loose connections between the mid-length of said bodies and support, a shaft carried by the latter, and fingers thereon variously disposed to contact irregularly with the rear ends of said hoods and move them in oppo sition to the tension of said springs.

7. A target consisting of a support, a row of hoods whereof each has a iat body standing alongside said support and an 'open mouth disposed toward the point whence the projectile will be shot, springs individually connecting the rear ends of said bodies with said support, loose connections between the mid-length of said bodies and support, a shaft carried by the latter, lingers thereon variously disposed to contact irregularly with the rear ends of said hoods and move them in opposition to the tension of said spring, a longitudinally movable push rod,-

a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism on said shaft, and connections between this mechanism and the rod.

8. The combination with a. casing containing av gallery, a shelf across the upper end of said gallery and having grooves in its upper face, a shaft mounted-on said shelf, a series of irregularly disposed fingers projecting from said shaft and adapteda to move through the grooves in the shelf, and means for turning the shaft intermittently; of a series of targets hinged to said shelf and having open mouths at their lower ends and upstanding tails projecting past said shelf and grooves respectively and into the path of said fingers, for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination with an upright casing containing a gallery, a shelfacross the upper end of said gallery, a shaft mounted on said shelf, a series of irregularly disposed ngers projecting from said shaft,`

10. The combination with' an upright casing having a vertical partition producing a gallery forward of it within the casing, the partitionhaving an opening through its upper portion, a shelf across the upper end of said gallery above the opening in the partition, a shaft mounted on said shelf, a series of irregularlyl disposed fingers projecting from said shaft, and means for turning the shaft intermittently; of a series of targets hinged to said shelf and whose bodies `move through said opening and have open mouths at their lower ends adapted to be exposed within the gallery forward of said partition, upsianding tails at their upper ends projecting into the path -of said ngers for the purpose set forth, and springsl drawing said 'tails forward and normally opposing the action of said fingers;

l1. rlhe combination with an upright casin having a vertical partition. producing a ga lery forward of it withinv the casing, the partition having an opening through its upper portion, a transversely'inclined,run-

way within the casing in rear of said partition and beneath the opening in the latter, the runway having a lip across its upper edge, a shelf across the upper end of said gallery above the -opening in the partition, a shaft mounted on'said shelf, a series of irregularly disposed lingers projecting from said shaft, and means for' turning the shaft intermittently; of a series of targets hinged to said shelf and whose bodies move through` said opening and have mouths at their lower ends adapted to be exposed within the gallery forward of said partition, tails at their upper ends, wings projecting rearwardly and upwardly from vthe hood-bodies and coacting lwith said lip on the runway for the purpose set forth, and springs drawing said tails forward and normally opposing the action of said lingers.

l2. The combination with anupright casing having a transverse partitionand a transparent front, producing a gallery between said front and partition, the latter having an opening at its upper end, a shelf across the interior of the casing above said opening, a transversely inclined runway within the casing in rear of and beneath said opening and havinga forwardly projecting lip across its upper edge, and anpremium cup to which said runway delivers; of a series of hoods movably connected with said shelf and having open mouths at their -lower ends adapted to be exposed whensaid ends [are swung forward through the opening in said partition,` a wing projecting upward and rearward from each hood and adapted to -coact with said lip for the purpose set forth, and setting mechanism carried by the shelf for 'swinging said hoods irregularly into open position one at a time;

13. The combination with an upright-cassv 1 ing having aA transverse artition "and a transparent front producing a gallery he7V tween said front and partition, the latter having an opening at its upperv end, a shelf' i across the interior of the casing abovesaid opening, a transversely inclined runway withinY the casing in rear of and beneath said so as to normally house them inthe space behind the gallery and close their mouths,

setting mechanismin the casing above said shelf and adapted to act on the hoods irregulai-lyv and one at av time to overcome said means, andl devices for actuating said setting mechanism, 14. The'conihination'with an uprightcasing having a transverse partition and a.-

transparent front producing a gallery between said front and partition, the latter having an openingat its upper end,A a shelf across the interior of the casing above `said opening, av transversely inclined 'runway` vwithin the casing in rear ofrand beneath said opening, and a premium cup to which said runway delivers; of a series of hoods mov.- ably connected with said shelf and having open mouths at their lower ends adapted to be exposed when said ends are swung forward through the opening in said partition,

means for swinging all said hoods tothe rear so as to normally 'house them the space behind the gallery and close their mouths, setting mechanism in the casing above said Ishelf and adapted to act onthe hoods irregularly undone at a time to overcome said means, a vertically movable push rod disposed within the casing and connected with said setting mechanism, a shaft having a handle at the exterior of the casing, and

'loo I connections between said shaft and push rod.

15'. The combination with' an upright casing having =a transverse partition and a transparent front producing a gallery 'be- 'tween said -front and'partitiomthe latter having an opening at its upper,` end, a shelf across the interior of the casingabovel said opening, a transversely inclined runwa within ,the casing in rear -of and' beneat said opening, and a premium-cup .to which said runway delivers;' of a series of hoods movably 'connected with said shelf and havifo ing open mouths at their lower ends adapted to be exposed when said ends are swung forward through the opening in said partition, means for swinging all said hoods to the `rear so asto normally house'them in theV space behind the gallery and close their mouths, setting mechanism in the casing a'bove said shelf and adapted to act. on the v ber pivoted at one end within the casingand connected at its other endwith said push rod, and connections between saidmembers.

y16. The comlbination'with a target comprising a rowof hoods, means for normally .closing their mouths, and means for opening the-mouths irregularly one at a time;'of a shooter movably 4supported remote from said target, and manually controllable means for adjusting the' position of the shooter.

17. The. combination with ja shooter piv oted on a support, vand manually controllable means for turning'it' on its pivot and tiring it; of a target consisting of a series of hoods mounted on a line curved around said support as a center, means for normally closing their mouths, and means for opening their mouths one at a time. y

18. The combination with a shooter pivoted on a support, and manually controllable means] for turning it on its pivot and' firing it; of` a target disposed above the shooter and consisting of a series'of hoods mounted'on -a line curved around said support as a center, means for normally closing their mouths, setting means for opening said mouths one at a time,.means for loading said shooter,'and connections between the loading and setting means, for the purpose Set forth.

19. vThe combination with a shooter pivoted on a support, and manuallyl controllable means for turning it on its pivot and fir-ing it; of a target disposed above the shooter and consisting of a series of hoods mounted on a line curved around said support as a center, means for normallyclosing their mouths, settm means for openmg said mouths one at a tune, loading mechanism for said shooter, manually operated means for actuating said settindg mechanism, and connections between sai last means and setting; mechanism controlled by said -loading mechanism,

20.-ihe combination with a shooter pivoted on-a s'u'pport, and manuallyfcontrollable means for turning it on its pivot `and firing it; of a target disposed above the shooter and consisting of a series of hoods, means for normally closing their mouths,

setting` mechanism for opening said mouthsone at a time, loading mechanism for said shooter, manually operated means for actuating said setting mechanism, and a'hook on said last means thrown into connection with said setting mechanism by the insertion of a coin throughsaid loader.

21. The combination with a casing having an upright gallery, a target at the upper end thereof comprising a series of hoods having downwardly opening mouths, means for normally throwing said lmout-hs out of the line o'f the gallery, and setting mechanism for turning the hoods to open their mouths one at a time; of a shooter movably mounted in the lower portion of said gallery, and a loading mechanism consisting of a coin slot whose inlet end Opens through the casing in rear of said gallery and whose outlet end is directed-into said shooter.

22. The combination with a casinghaving an upright gallery, a ta rget at the upper end thereof comprising a series of hoods having downwardly opening mouths, mea-ns for normally throwing said mouths out of the line of the gallery, and setting mechanism for turning'thehoods to open their mout-hs one at'a time; of a shooter movably mounted in the lower portion of said gallery, a loading -mechanism consisting of a coin slot .whose inlet 1 end opens through the casing in rear of said gallery and whose outlet end is directed into said shooter, its body between said ends having an incline at one point anda slot opposite thereto, a manu- -ally operable member within the casing, a

second member movably mounted within thc casing and connected with the setting mechanism, and a connector between said members hanging normally within said slot and actuated by the insertion of a coin.

23. The -combination with a casing having an upright gallery, a target at the upper end thereof comprising a series of hoods having downwardly opening mouths, means for normally throwing said mouths out of the line of the gallery, and setting mechanism for turningthe hoods to open their mouths one at a time; ofa shooter mounted movably in the lower portion of said gallery, a loading mechanism consisting of a coin slot whose inlet end opens through the casing in rear of said gallery andwhose outlet end is directed -into aid shooter, its body between said ends having an incline at one point and a slot opposite thereto, a manually operable member within the casing, a second member pivoted at one end in the casing and connected at its other end with said setting mechanism, a projection on the last-named member, and a connector consisting of a hook pivotedat its upper end to said manually operated member with its body hanging normally in said slot and its bill adapted to be projected into engagement with said projection by the insertion of-a coin.

24. rlhe combination with anupright casing having a gallery, a shelf across the interior of the casing, and a transversely inclined runway wit-hin the casing in rear of said gallery; of a series of hoods movably connected with said shelf and having open mouths at their lower ends adapted to be exposed when said ends are swung forward, means for swinging all said hoods to the rear .behind the gallery and close their mouths, setting mechanism adapted to 'act on the hoods irregularly and one at a time to overcome said means, a push rod connected with said setting mechanism, a shaft having a handle at the exterior of thel casing and a cam on its interior, a member actuated by the .rotation of said cam, al second member connected with said push rod, andy coin controlledI means for connecting saidv members.

25. rlhe herein described 'target having a. series of openings, members hingedly mounted therein and by 4 which they are normally closed to a missile, and means forA swinging said members to expose said openings one at a time.

26. The herein described target having a series of openings, hoods hingedly mounted therein and by -which they are normally closed to a" missile, and means ormoving the hoods to expose their mouths one at a time for the reception of said missile.

27. The combination withav target having a series of openings arranged in an arc, and

ymeans for exposing them one at a. time to my hand in presence of two subscribing wit-v IIGSSGS. A

GEORGE A. WEHNER.

Witnesses C. BAsHLoR, JAMES W. MCINTIRE. 

